Senior EHR Project Manager (PMP)

About the role

Senior EHR Project Manager (PMP) – Contract position located in Harrisburg, PA. Hybrid work arrangement: on‑site 2 days per week as requested. The role supports a large‑scale Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation for 59 State Health Centers and clinical staff within a public health / healthcare IT environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of a new EHR system from initiation through deployment and transition to operations and maintenance.
• Develop and manage detailed Project Management Plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, governance, testing, implementation, and training activities.
• Manage complex technical initiatives involving multiple IT teams, business areas, and vendors.
• Track project progress and take corrective action to maintain schedule and delivery commitments.
• Manage project scope, changes, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies using RAID+ logs.
• Coordinate system testing and implementation activities with technical and program teams.
• Prepare project metrics, weekly status reports, executive updates, and presentations.
• Facilitate collaboration among Application, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Networking, Security, Service Management, and vendor teams.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for project‑related issues.
• Support business process reengineering and organizational change management.
• Plan and coordinate project training and orientation activities.
• Maintain key project documentation using SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.
• Ensure compliance with established PMO standards, procedures, and project management methodologies.

Requirements

• Active PMI PMP certification held for a minimum of 5 years (copy must be provided with resume).
• Must currently reside in Pennsylvania; out‑of‑state candidates will not be considered.
• Availability to work on‑site in Harrisburg 2 days per week as requested.
• 7‑9 years of relevant project management experience.
• Hands‑on experience implementing an EHR system for a customer transitioning from paper‑based charting.
• Experience with EHR/EMR, health informatics, and health IT.

Qualifications

• Organizational Change Management (OCM) experience with independent customers.
• Experience with public health programs or initiatives.
• Experience managing enterprise‑scale healthcare IT implementations.
• Strong vendor management and stakeholder engagement experience.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, leadership, and problem‑solving skills.

Skills

Communication, facilitation, leadership, problem‑solving, vendor management, stakeholder engagement, organizational change management, EHR/EMR implementation, health informatics, health IT, project planning, risk management, RAID+ logging, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams.

Schedule

Hybrid arrangement: on‑site in Harrisburg 2 days per week as requested.